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Gowler
Gowler is an English language surname with its origins in Old English.
== History of the Surname ==
Recorded in the spellings of Gawler and Gowler, this interesting and unusual name is of Old English pre-7th-century origins. It is occupational and possibly a nickname for a "banker", although in the original sense of the word, it means a money-changer or money-lender.〔Dunkling, Leslie. ''Dictionary of Surnames''. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).〕
The 13th century surname derives from the ancient word "gafol", meaning "tribute or interest", and this developed into the Middle English 12th century "gaveler, goveler, or gowler", different spellings being found in different regions of the country. The agent suffix "-er" indicates a 'worker', although this is not the usual term associated with banking. The now mainly obsolete word "gavelkind", described a system of land tenancy found only in the county of Kent in England, and presided over by a "gaveler". At a time when tenants were expected not only to pay rent for their own lands, but also to put in time on behalf of the landlord, "gavelkind" was unique in being payment for the land only.〔Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. ''The Oxford Names Companion''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).〕
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